Laura Georgina Zaragoza-Buxo, M.D.
General Practice Physician · Hatillo, PR
Laura Georgina Zaragoza-Buxo, M.D. is a general practice physician with a practice address in Hatillo, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1629366810, issued on Jul 21, 2011. Check the license (Puerto Rico 18135, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Georgina Zaragoza-Buxo
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- 18135 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Del Norte Professional Center, Hatillo, PR 00659
- Phone
- (787) 878-2210
- Enumerated
- Jul 21, 2011
- Record last updated
- Dec 21, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170817001934); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at Del Norte Professional Center
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Laura Georgina Zaragoza-Buxo in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
Search for license 18135Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
1,179 Medicare Part D claims for 205 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium65 claims
- Famotidine59 claims
- Gabapentin48 claims
- Losartan Potassium41 claims
- Metformin Hcl41 claims
- Simvastatin41 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $164.92
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was BioCryst US Sales Co., LLC. The 4,259 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,273.40 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Villa Los Santos Clinic LLCArecibo, PR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laura Georgina Zaragoza-Buxo among 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico
Laura Georgina Zaragoza-Buxo, M.D. is one of 4,170 general practice physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 58% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2004 among the 1,228 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
57 general practice physician records list a practice address in Hatillo
They are 57 of the 350 NPPES records with a practice address in Hatillo, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 4,170 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Hatillo → General Practice Physician nationwide →
The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nidal Abukhalil Rashid, MDHatillo, PR 006591760435226
- Rhina Benavides Martinez, MDHatillo, PR 006591528077484
- Ramon Carrillo Torres, MDHatillo, PR 006591720057896
- Enery Cordero- Guillama, M.D.Hatillo, PR 006591528095833
- Irma Delgado-Perez, M.DHarillo, PR 006591932144102
- Victor Delgado-Torrado, M.D.Hatillo, PR 006591801902259
- Angel Delvalle Torres, M.D.Hatillo, PR 006591215918651
- Obed Garcia, M.D.Hatillo, PR 006591578549341
Common questions
What is Laura Georgina Zaragoza-Buxo, M.D.'s NPI number?
Laura Georgina Zaragoza-Buxo, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629366810, issued on Jul 21, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Georgina Zaragoza-Buxo, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Del Norte Professional Center, Hatillo, PR, 00659. Phone: (787) 878-2210. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Georgina Zaragoza-Buxo, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 18135, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Laura Georgina Zaragoza-Buxo, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura Georgina Zaragoza-Buxo, M.D. had 1,179 Medicare Part D claims for 205 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.